Community Corner
DC Transit Days
National Capital Trolley Museum Commemorates End of Street Car
Service
D. C. Transit Days – January 25th
and 26th
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The
National Capital Trolley Museum commemorates the 52nd
anniversary of the Congressionally mandated end of street car service in the
Nation’s Capital. On January
28, 1962,
street cars made their last runs on 14th Street routes 50 and 54 and on U Street routes 90, 91 & 92. Today, portions of both of these routes are
included in the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) plan to build a
37-mile streetcar system.
On
both days, visitors may ride the first of 489 modern street cars to run on Washington streets between 1937 and 1962. On Saturday, January 25th, the
Museum presents an illustrated talk, H Street Corridor: Retrospective and
Prospective, at 1:30 p.m.
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National Capital Trolley Museum is open both days from 12-5PM. Admission to the museum is $5 for children 2-17 and seniors 65+, all others $7.